Native name | Société d'énergie du Yukon |
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Company type | Subsidiary |
Industry | Electric utility |
Founded | 1987 |
Area served | Yukon |
Owner | Government of Yukon |
Parent | Yukon Development Corporation |
Website | yukonenergy |
Yukon Energy Corporation (YEC; French: Société d'énergie du Yukon) is a Crown corporation that is the primary producer of electricity in the Canadian territory of Yukon. It also distributes electricity to a small number of locations not served by the privately-owned ATCO Electric Yukon. YEC was established in 1987 to take over the Yukon assets of the Northern Canada Power Commission and is currently organised as a subsidiary of the Yukon Development Corporation. The company's headquarters is in Whitehorse, Yukon near the Whitehorse Rapids hydroelectric generating station.